Two novice monks studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

A novice monk holding a burning candle while praying by Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Portrait of novice monk with red umbrella, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Golden shrines at Shwe Oo Min Pagoda, Kalaw, Kalaw Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Buddha statue in a buddhist temple high in the mountains in Pai, Mae Hong Son province, Northern Thailand, Thailand

Wat Phrathat Doi Kongmu, Mae Hong Son, Northern Thailand, Thailand

Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest), Paro District, Bhutan

A man in Jambey Lhakhang, Jakar, Bumthang District, Bhutan

Novice Monks (Child monks) in Gangteng Monastery, Phobjikha Valley, Bhutan

A young monk reading by a window inside a temple, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Novice monk studying inside a temple under big Buddha statue, UNESCO, Bagan, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Novice monk standing in front of the unfinished Pahtodawgyi pagoda known for a crack caused by a earthquake in 1839, Mingun, Mandalay, Sagaing Township, Sagaing District, Sagaing Region, Myanmar

Two novice monks reading a book at a monastery, Mandalay, Mandalay District, Mandalay Region, Myanmar

Kamakura Temple,Japan

India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalaya, Ladakh, Zanskar, an elderly woman from Hanupatta village (3760m) turns a prayer wheel

India, Jammu and Kashmir State, Himalaya, Ladakh, Indus valley, Leh (3500m), régional capital, buddhist monastery of Namgyal Tsemo and prayer flags

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Hemis, Naropa festival of 2018, two hundred and ninety nine Ladakhie women performed the dance of Shondol, recorded in the Guinness World Records as the biggest Ladak...

India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalaya, Ladakh, Indus Valley, Leh, annual Ladakh Festival, girl of a cultural troupe wearing kantop, a high cylinder of felt and silk

India, state of Jammu and Kashmir, Himalayas, Ladakh, Indus Valley, Leh, annual Ladakh Festival, man of a cultural troupe of the Gya-Meru region wearing the singge-snamtchok, a headdress immitating th...

India, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Hemis monastery, Monks chatting

India, Jammu and Kashmir state, Himalayas, Ladakh, Indus valley, Matho monastery (gompa), central detail of the No. 77 piece of the collection, an eighteenth century thangka after restoration. He repr...

Senso-ji buddhist temple in autumn with yellow Gingko trees, Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

The Great Torii of Miyajima, Japan

Tran Quoc Pagoda at night, Hanoi, Vietnam

Sunset behind temples of Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar

Japan, Kamakura, The great Buddha

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Buddha at Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kek Lok Si Temple, George Town, Penang Island, Malaysia

Kiyomizu-dera temple, Kyoto, Kyoto prefecture, Kansai region, Japan.

Nachi no taki waterfalls, Nachi falls, Wakayama prefecture, Hoshu, Japan

Myanmar, Bagan. Young novice monks lining up to receive alms at the Ananda Festival.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Pa-O girl selling fabric at Indein market.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Padaung lady wearing her heavy brass coiled rings around her neck.

Myanmar, Inle Lake. Pa-O girl selling fabric at Indein market.

Myanmar, Bagan. A novice monk walking in the corridors of Shwezigon Paya.

Myanmar, Bagan. A young monk reading a book in a temple.

Myanmar, Mandalay. A young lady painting paper umbrellas in a shop in Mandalay.

Bangkok, Thailand. Wat Phra Kaeo Grand Palace (Temple of the Emerald Buddha), Statue of Apsonsi, half woman half lion greeting and giving thanks.

Bangkok, Thailand. Depiction of head and face of Buddha outdoor statue

Stupas at sunset, Candi Borobudur buddhist temple, Muntilan, Java, Indonesia

Thailand, Bangkok, National Museum of Bangkok, Buddhaisawan Chapel, Phra Buddha Sihing

Thailand, Bangkok, Samphanthawong district, Chinatown, Wat Samphanthawongsaram Worawihanra

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Sukhothai province, Sukhothai Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Mahathat

Thailand, Ayutthaya province, Ayutthaya, Historical Park listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Wat Chai Watthanaram

Thailand, province of Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Ayutthaya, listed as World Heritage by UNESCO, Historical Park, Wat Phra Si Sanphet

Myanmar (Burma), Sagaing region, Monywa, sunset from the hill of Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung monastery

Myanmar (Burma), Rakhine state (or Arakan state), archeological site of Mrauk U, ancient capital of Rakhine from the 15th to 18th century known as the Golden City, sunrise over Ratanabon pagoda built...

Myanmar (Burma), Mandalay region, Amarapura, Shwe Modeptaw Pagoda on the banks of Taungthaman lake

Light of Peace Festival of the Dhammakaya Foundation with 15,000 sky lanterns, University of Philippines Visayas in Miagao, Iloilo Province, Panay Island, Philippines, Asia *** IMPORTANT: Image may no...